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Lower
Dolpa Trek
Trip Profile: 28 Days Trip
05 Nights in Kathmandu
23 Days Trekking |
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 Dolpo
is located inside the Shy – Phoksundo National Park of mid–western
Nepal, behind the Dhaulagiri massif, towards the Tibetan Plateau. Cut off by a series of very high passes, closed by snow most
of the year, Dolpo remains a truly isolated corner of Nepal.
Time has stood still here for centuries as the inhabitants
of Tibetan stock continue to live, cultivate and trade the way
they have done since time immemorial.
The finally preserved Eco–system encompasses a wild and wonderful variety of plants and wildlife, including the blue
sheep and leopard. A
trek through Dolpo is an experience not easily forgotten.
ITINERARY
DAY 01: ARRIVE
IN KATHMANDU
When you arrive in Kathmandu, you'll be taken to your
hotel. While in Kathmandu you will have time fascinating Buddhist and
Hindu temples and shrines reflecting ancient local traditions are
highlighted on our guided tour. There's time to explore the city's many
charms on your own too. In the evening delicious traditional Nepali well
come dinner await for you. O/N
in Kathmandu.
DAY
02: KATHMANDU CITY TOUR
After breakfast,
we'll visit Swayambhunath temple, and said to be 2000 years stupa on a
hillock offers breath-taking view of Kathmandu City. We will then
processed to Visit Pasupatinath and Bouddhanath. After lunch
we'll visit Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan (Lalitpur) - which is
the oldest of the three major cities in Kathmandu Valley - famous for its
Buddhist monuments and Hindu temples, and you can catch
the traditional artisans working with wood, stones and metals. O/N
in Kathmandu.
DAY 03: KATHMANDU - NEPALGUNJ
We take 1.30 hrs flight to Nepalgunj in south
–western Nepal and over night there.
DAY 04: NEPALGUNJ - GHOTICHOUR
We take 1.30 hrs flight from Nepalgunj to Jumla, on
the banks of river Tila. After
meeting up with our trekking crew, we start our trek and camp at
Ghotichour.
DAY 05: GHOTICHAUR
- NAPUKHONA (3000 m):
We have a day of steady climbing through small
villages dotting the landscape:
Kunigaon, Gothigoan, Munigoan.
We stop for lunch and then trek along the river to Napukhona, a
small Buddhist settlement.
DAY 06: NAPAKUNA
- CHAURIKOT (3000 m):
We trek through birch and silver fir forest to Chaurikot. Scenic views of
Patrasi and Jagadu Himal are visible to the north.
DAY 07: CHARIKOT
- VERI SIDE
We hear the roar of the mighty Veri flowing down
below and above we are the Quagmire ranges to the west.
We pass villages inhabited by people of the blacksmith and tailor
casts.
DAY 08:
VERY RIVER SIDE – GARPUNG KHOLA
Today we climb gradually through lots of thorn
bushes. We see Hangine Glacie
– Peak.
DAY 09:
We start the trek
following
the river upstream. We
finally cross the river by a
small wooden bridge over huge
rocks. This is Impeyan
pheasant country and just above us is the Kagmara peak (5880m)
DAY 10:
We follow the Garpung Khola. The trail becomes steeper and we come
to a rocky area. The Himalayan mousse–hare can be spotted here.
DAY 11:
The climb becomes very strenuous now until we reach a pass at an
altitude of 4850 m. We descend following the river and camp on a grassy spot.
DAY 12:
PUNGMO ( 3050 m.)
We follow a trail parallel to Dorjam Khola and soon
cross it. We re-enter
civilisation as we see yak herds from nearby Tibetan settlements.
The area is covered in Juniper
Birch and Apple trees.
DAY 13:
PUNGMO – PHOKSUNDO LAKE ( 3600 m)
Following Dorjam Khola, again we climb to Sumduwa,
where we have the headquarters of the Shey – Phoksundo National Park.
We need to show our trekking permits to the authorities there.
Then we proceed to the ice–cold, turquoise blue lake itself.
The lake is surrounded by big red and yellow arid mountains.
DAY 14:
PHOKSUNDO LAKE
Today we rest to admire the beauty of this great
lake. We visit nearby
villages inhabited by Bon and Buddhist Settlers.
DAY 15:
PHOKSUNDO LAKE – BAGALA PASS ( 5090 mt )
We go to the
east
through the dense forest until we come to a clearing with some villages in
it. Proceeding north–east
we come to a narrow valley and make our camp here.
DAY 16: BAGALA PASS
– NUMLA PASS BASE CAMP (5190 m.)
The narrow valley becomes wider and is surrounded by
glaciers and blade-shaped rock cliffs.
We have incredible views of the Kanjiroba massif to the west.
We descend to Poyon Khola ( 4450 m ) and proceed on to the next
pass which we shall cross the next day.
This is blue sheep country.
DAY 17: NUMLA PASS
BASE CAMP – DHO TARAP
We ascend to the top of the Numla pass which opens to
a beautiful valley of upper Tarap. We
proceed on to the village of Dho Tarap and camp near the river.
DAY 18: DHO
TARAP
We rest today.
This
is our major encounter with the Dolpo people.
day 19:
We follow the Tarap Khola as the valley narrows and deep gorges dotted
with caves appear. We shall
be camping for the night in one of the biggest caves.
DAY 20: to
lahani
Although the distance is short to Lahini we will come
to the most difficult part of
the trek today. We have to
descend to a canyon, the trail is normally washed-out.
day
21:
LAHANI – TARAKOT ( 2400 m )
We come to a wide valley.
This is musk deer country. Laskap
Khola joins here the Tarap Khola. We climb up to kamigoan ( 2950 m ) the winter residence of
the Dho Tarap people. We
proceed on to Tarakot at the confluence of the Tarap and Baglung Khola.
DAY 22: TARAKOT
– DUANI (2150 m)
We continue along the Baglung Khola and across the
bridge to reach Laban form where
we proceed to Dabung.
DAY 23: DUNAI - JHUPAL
It is a short walk to Jhupal today from where we
shall take our flight to Nepalgunj the next day.
DAY 24:
JHUPAL - NEPALGUNJ
We fly to Nepalgunj today and connect with our flight
back to Kathmandu next day.
DAY 25:
NEPALGUNJ - KATHMANDU
We take our return flight to Kathmandu or drive to
Chitwan for wildlife activities.
DAY 26-27: FREE DAY IN KATHMANDU
Ater breakfast you’re free
in Kathmandu as your own in Kathmandu. O/N in Kathmandu.
DAY
28: DEPARTURE
After breakfast, you're free as your own before drop
to airport for your final destination.
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